Google Says Hundreds Of Their Crawlers Are Not Documented

March 15, 2026

Google Says Hundreds Of Their Crawlers Are Not Documented

Google’s Gary Illyes and Martin Splitt published a podcast about Googlebot, explaining that it’s not just one standalone thing but hundreds of crawlers across different products and services, most of which are not publicly documented. What Googlebot Is Gary clarifies that the name “Googlebot” is a historical name originating from the early days when Google

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